Structured Interviews

Question 1

Closed questions

Answer 1

• require short answers e.g. yes/no

Question 2

Standardised

Answer 2

• high level of structure, interviews asks same qs to all interviewees

Question 3

Interview schedule

Answer 3

• this is a set of prepared questions designed to be asked exactly as worded

Question 4

Young & Willmott (1962)

Answer 4

• structured interviews to research extended families in East London - sample of 993 people
• formal and standardised so questions were precise and factual with a limited range of alternative answers
• task was to ring the appropriate code number opposite
• each interview took between 10 minutes and half an hour

Question 5

Goldthorpe & Lockwood (1972)

Answer 5

• Oxford Mobility Study, interviews with over 10,000 men (aged 20-64) in England & Wales
• allocated these men into 7 different social classes based upon their market situation (income, security of employment, promotional aspects & work situation)
• usually grouped into three clusters: service class, intermediate & working
• service class involves experts & specialist who fill important positions

Question 6

British Crime Survey for England & Wales

Answer 6

• measured crime since 1981
• used alongside police recorded crime data
• asked members of the public about their experiences of crime over the last 12 months
• interviews were over the phone in the home
• 40,000 households invited, 75% of those invited took part

Question 7

PET analyse ( Young & Willmott)

Answer 7

Practical - time, fast interviews, subject matter
Ethical - gain anonymity freedom of answering , leading questions for interviewer bias
Theoretical - reliable, low validity

Question 8

PET analyse (Goldthorpe & Lockwood)

Answer 8

Practical - suitable for straightforward information, time consuming
Ethical - informed consent, physiological harm
Theoretical - high representativeness, low verstehen

Question 9

PET analyse (British Crime Survey)

Answer 9

Practical - cover large number of people with limited resources, costly
Ethical - no obligation, different views on crime
Theoretical - high response rate, interviewee may lie